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How To Plan An Event

ePly

Site selection: The venue and location must fit the budget and the basic requirements for the event. The best event planners will have strong relationships with key vendors, so it’s easier to negotiate pricing and contract terms. social media posts, photo pages, etc.). From there, you can use official (e.g.,

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2018 40 Under 40: Jim Clapes

Connect Your Meetings

As a one man show at DPA, I am involved in all aspects of the planning process, including site selection, vendor acquisition and management, contract negotiation, budget development/reconciliation as well as social media outreach and management.

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Recession-Proofing Your Job: Do You Know Your VORP?

Event Leadership Institute

While technically defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, a recession is more felt as the general malaise of a contracting economy: declines in business revenue and profit, decreases in spending, and pressure to cut costs and eliminate jobs. Are you viewed as a commodity or a business partner?

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AV Advice from the Experts

Connect Your Meetings

So too is social media integration, where visual walls are created (at a general session, seminar or banquet) that use preprogrammed hashtags to search for and project content. Site selection, for both the destination and specific venues, also plays a key role in determining AV expenses.

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5 Online Event Planning Classes To Jumpstart Your Career

Capterra Event Management

Social Event Planning. Event Marketing and Social Media. Site Selection. Vendor/Contract Management. The Top 5 Event Professional Social Media Mistakes You Should Avoid. Corporate Event Planning. Event Logistics. Conferences. Fundraisers. Tradeshows. Career Strategies. Team Building Events.

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The Ultimate Guide on How to Start Your Event Planning Business

Capterra Event Management

Venue Selection. Social Event Planning. Event Marketing and Social Media. Site Selection. Social media makes this easier than ever, especially with professional networks like LinkedIn. Wedding Planning Strategy. Aesthetics. Conferences. Fundraisers. Trandshows. Corporate Event Planning.

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The 33 skills meeting and event planners need to succeed

Plan Your Meetings

Manage contracts. Depending on your meeting location, it may be necessary to travel with or contract security teams. Create a call for proposal, go over submissions and select candidates. Then communicate expectations, set deadlines for deliverables and secure contracts. Develop selection criteria. Identify risks.